Category: Manuscripts Division

Visible Work of Hidden Hands: The Preservation and Conservation Lab

Visible Work of Hidden Hands: The Preservation and Conservation Lab

By Dan Linke In February, a group of 30 of the Friends of the Princeton University Library (PUL) enthusiastically toured the Preservation and Conservation (P&C) Lab to see examples of the amazing work that they do regularly, which inspired me to share their work with […]

Wordless Wednesday #112

Wordless Wednesday #112

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

June 2025 Decalcomania

June 2025 Decalcomania

Summer is here, and so are new stickers! A limited run of stickers are now available at Special Collections Firestone, Special Collections Mudd, and the Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace.

Wordless Wednesday #109

Wordless Wednesday #109

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #103

Wordless Wednesday #103

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #101

Wordless Wednesday #101

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #98

Wordless Wednesday #98

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #96

Wordless Wednesday #96

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #94

Wordless Wednesday #94

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

An 18th Century Grimoire

An 18th Century Grimoire

Among the holdings of Special Collections lies a small manuscript. It is not bound as a book should be with a protective covering. Instead, it is a small pamphlet blanketed in pink paper with a few sheaves bound up by what looks like hemp thread.